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Looking to rival the features of Keynote and PowerPoint, SlideRocket
is a new web-based presentation tool. If you didnt get to signup for their private beta before it closed - just email me - and I will sendya my username and password. When SlideRocket launches publicly, there will be a free version for single users and two business versions that satisfy the needs of small and large corporations. Some features include: community clipart, import video & images from youtube/flickr, viewing stats. Via TechCrunch.com. Other links: 01 | 02

A single photo can be reconstructed into a 3-D scene with Make3D (article). Very soon, we should be able to reconstruct, view, and explore the entire world(inside & out(potentially)) in 3D. And the kicker is - you could view the same locations over time - or time lapse? My question is, can Google make it searchable (changes to the environment with dates/times/related history)? So you take the Make3D concept, and combine it with Photosynth + (my previous blog article). And more: Born from Seadragon? Photosynth on PBS . More Wired Science videos.

(video is from CNBC Costa Rica 5-4-06) Ok, so the rumor is true. Joy, Candler and I are going to Costa Rica June 4th - August 12 2008. If we all like it down there, we may decide to try and live there. But before we can, there are many details to work out before we know if that is possible. Joy has given notice to her job, Candler will be out of school, and I hope to continue to work for NovoLogic.com from Costa Rica. We already have tickets and passports for our summer trip. The question on everyones mind is - Why? I have been, and its super friendly, just a 4 hour flight from ATL, and is beautiful. My question is, why wouldnt YOU want to move there? One persons personal experience.

Wireless neckband allows first voiceless phone call. (So you dont have to listen to others blabbing on their cellphone in public). Also could be used for crimes or the military. This technology seems along the same lines as those guys playing video games - using only there minds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Z12qQJ-gU&NR=1

Thanks to Julie Best for the links

Interesting rundown of various Web tools used for their product launch. Including the ad above, which is similar to the offering by sprout. May help others with their marketing direction… Links: Leveraging Social Media and Web 2.0 in a Product Launch | Virtual, Viral, Visual…
Thanks to Rob Wong for the links

(in other words, what i (and ideas from others) think the next generation of web needs to be)
-every webpage could be user re-configureable. And a layout/style button. In theory, the last person to modify the page - is the way the next new person would see it. The returning users would view the layout that they have chosen or created (via a cookie). The layout button would be a dropdown, to view all of the various styles in sequential order. This would enable users to potentially make the site more usable to each individual. Elements such as videos/channels and music could also be shown on the page - along with the provided content from the site. Something like - we are promoting this video, here are your collected videos. The user could quickly add this sites video to their playlist or video collection. The same goes for the written content, photos or music. Could the user add elements? Based upon a browser setting, other users could choose to enable or disable this, along with a
Social aspects(facebook) and widgets would also be tied in. I would think that the mobile users would have an impact in this as well.
-content is open and easily portable or collectable
-less keyboard(more 1 click functionality) - easier to use(usability). Using openid for automatic username & passwords, voice entry, (kinda similar to minority report).
-Fully controlling our data and interface. A mash-up, personalization through configuration
-Ease of connectability, thru various hardware advancements
-Semantic -to perform reasoning on user’s behalf or machine-facilitated understanding of information in order to provide a more productive and intuitive user experience
-more pervasive??? (technology used by other devices as well - phones)
-applications would be hosted
-more free services & software
-3D paradigm(2nd life web experience) will come of age in Web 4.0

To borrow from businessweek: A web that gives people the tools to craft their own tools, their own software, etc. Why go to YouTube when you can set up your own MyTube, with the same functionality but tailored to the specific purposes of your blog/community website/etc. People will be able to create their own complex online social media tools with a few clicks, but remain linked to other tools and other people through tagging, rss and all that good stuff.

Special Reports Web 3.0

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur & Strategy Consultant Sramana Mitra, after receiving reactions and feedback on her definition of Web 3.0, writes a follow-on synthesis explaining why the Semantic Web can only be implemented in a Contextual Domain. Thus, Web 3.0 according to her, is a Verticalized, Contextualized, Personalized Web. 01 | 02 | 03

From geraldjoseph.typepad.com:
1. gestural and voice computing-with the growing emergence of interaction design, user interface design technology and innovative emphasis software will eventually be operated via gestures of the hand or eye (similar to virtual reality gaming) and voice via certain demands
2. more software embedded in browsers-many new software companies are moving towards the ‘always on’ model where software operates via a browser and doesn’t require any downloading or installation on your desktop or server
3. eventually there will, most likely, be a linkability web app that allows you to use all of your disparate desktop, server, and mobile devices and programs (including telephones, fax, instant messaging, pagers) in a single browser window on your desktop or handheld device
4. you also have to begin to expect the advent of avatar interactions in virtual worlds as a part of social networking and social shopping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_3

Much thanks to Charlie Deppner, Michael McReynolds for thoughts/input.

http://www.jlwdesign.com/
http://www.iconbuffet.com/
http://www.vecteezy.com/
http://www.bittbox.com/category/freebies/
http://www.texturelove.com/
http://www.reflectionmaker.com/
http://www.gomedia.us/arsenal/freestuff.php
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/
http://flashpanoramas.com/player/
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/mediaplayer/
AfterEffects scripts
http://aescripts.com/
AfterEffects BG Renderer CS3
http://aescripts.com/2007/08/30/bg-renderer-cs-3/
AfterEffects BG Renderer AE7
http://aescripts.com/2006/11/30/bg-renderer-for-ae7/
how to install
http://aescripts.com/scripts/images/BG_RendererCS3_tutorial.mov

Google sites!. Of course you need admin access to a domain (like novologic.com) to run google apps on - to use it - video tour here.

Example pages: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 10MB file upload limit, 10GB storage - You can insert videos, docs, spreadsheets, presentations, photo slide shows, and calendars directly onto your Google Sites pages. Permission settings let you designate owners, viewers and collaborators (meaning they can edit pages) for your site. And you can make your Google Sites available to just a few people, your entire organization, or the world. VIA: Techcrunch

UPDATE: (still in BETA) The idea behind Kluster is that a group of passionate people working together can come up with better solutions for any decision-making problem than a single person. Whether that is planning an event, designing a new logo, or creating a new product, Kluster believes their system can work. The project you create is not private (may be a BETA change). Signup HERE. VIA: ReadWriteWeb

6 Adobe AIR Apps to Check Out
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/some_adobe_air_apps_worth_a_look.php
adobe air applications in the wild
http://www.apollohunter.com/
6 Adobe AIR ActionScript APIs explored, first up File System Access
http://seantheflashguy.com/blog/2008/01/28/6-adobe-air-actionscript-apis-explored-with-example-code/
downloadable showcase applications
http://www.adobe.com/products/air/showcase/
Why don’t we use HTML5 (eg. Storage feature) and Prism?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Html5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Prism

FYI - apparently FLEX is really huge in India…
a directory of flex components in the wild

http://flexbox.mrinalwadhwa.com/
Open Source Flex 2 Component Library
http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/
http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/wiki/ComponentList
flexbook
http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/components/flexbook/
fun with adobe air (flv,playlist,screenshots,mp3 player)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKzsWH0sQHs
Flex Active Desktop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOPOXSoArWQ&feature=related
flex Q&A
http://www.searchcoders.com/flex
adobe flex resources
http://flex.org/
http://bkflex.wordpress.com/flex-resources/
http://saumyaray.wordpress.com/category/flex/
http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/Macromedia+Flex.html
http://www.prayank.net/flexblog/
http://www.codeapollo.com
raleigh durham adobe users group
http://www.rdaug.org/resources/flexresources.cfm
http://www.abdulqabiz.com/blog/archives/flash_and_actionscript/some_adobe_flexflash.php
http://www.deitel.com/ResourceCenters/Programming/AdobeFlex/tabid/1682/Default.aspx
http://www.actionscript.org/resources/categories/Tutorials/Flex/
http://www.bm-one.com/Se/j2ee/flex.html
http://jessewarden.com/category/flex
adobe flex 3 planning wiki
http://flexwiki.adobe.com/confluence/display/ADOBE/Flex+3+Planning
flex overview slideshow
http://www.slideshare.net/prayanks/adobe-flex-resources/